I am thankful to Dr. Fouad S. Fanous, for his guidance regarding ANSYS finite element package and for serving in my graduate committee. I would like to thank the other members of my graduate committee, Dr. Robert A. Lohnes and Dr Loren W. Zachary, for their time, wisdom and courtesy. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my colleague and friend, Rama K. Challa, for his contributions regarding parts of this study. I am thankful to my parents for their guidance and encouragement throughout my career. I am indebted to my daughter, Bahar, for being an endless source of joy. Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude to ray wife, Ufuk Bakir, for her continuous encouragement, understanding and patience during all these years.
Background 1 1.2 Objectives and Scope of Work 9 1.3 Literature Survey CHAPTER 2. FIELD INSTRUMENTATION 2.1 Background 2.2 Field Instrumentation CHAPTER 3. FATIGUE TESTS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Test Procedure 3.3 Discussion of Results CHAPTER 4. EVALUATION OF FORCES ON THE STRUCTURE 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Burns Harbor Data 39 4.3 Evaluation of Force Field on the 45 Structure 4.4 Determination of the Wave Pressures 46 4.5 Determination of the Forces on the 52 Breakwater iii CHAPTER 5. DATA ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF FIELD 66 DATA 5.1 Data Analysis 66 5.2 Processing of the Data 67 5.3 Correlation of the Finite Element 73 Data with the Field Data CHAPTER 6. FAILURE ANALYSIS AND FATIGUE EVALUATION 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Potential Failure Modes of the Structure 6.3 Fatigue Life Evaluation 6.4 Limitations in Analysis 6.5 Rehabilitation Alternatives
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